Spool-holder.



J-. H. MEYERS. sPooL HOLDER.`

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 14. 1915. RENEWED MAY 22.1916. l l 204 680VPatented N0v.14,1916.

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Specicaton of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

Application filed January 14, 1915, Serial No. 2,192. Renewed May 22,1916. Serial'No. 99,213.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, JOHN I-I. MEYnRs, acitizen of the United States, residing at Grand Island, in the county ofHall and State of Nebraska, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Spool- Holders; and I do declare the following to be afull, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

This invention relates to improvements in containers for reels or spoolsand more especially for spools of wire such as are used by dentists andthe like.

The object of the invention is to provide such a container which is soconstructed that the wire may be unreeled without wasting or tanglingand which will so hold the loose end of the wire that it will not becomedisengaged until force is exerted thereon.

With this and other objects in view the invention consists of certainnovel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts aswill be more fully described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings: Figure 1 represents a side elevation ofthis container showing it applied: Fig. 2 is a front elevation thereof:Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken on the line 8-3 of Fig. 2 with theparts in the position which they assume when not in use: Fig. 4 is asimilar view' with parts broken out and with the members in the positionassumed when the thread is being unreeled; and, Fig. 5 is a bottom planview thereof.

In the embodiment illustrated a spool holder 1 is shown in the form of acylinder closed at one end and open at the other, said open end beingprovided with a removable top or closure 2 which is shown detachablyconnected with the cylinderby means of oppositely disposed bayonet slots3 which engage laterally projecting pins 4 disposed at diametricallyopposite points at the upper end of the cylinder but any desired numberof these pins and slots may be employed for securely locking the top tothe cylinder.

An attaching bracket 5A is secured to the cylinder 1 by soldering or inany other suitable manner and is provided with oppositely extendinglaterally disposed plates 6 which are apertured for the passagetherethrough of fastening elements for securing the container to a wallor other support.

This cylinder 1 is provided in the side wall thereof preferably at apoint opposite the bracket 5 near its upper end with an opening 7through which the wire or other thread T is designed to be fed. A spring8 here shown in the form of a metal strip is secured at one end to theouter face of the cylinder in longitudinal alinement with the aperture 7and at a point spaced therefrom and is preferably bowed outwardlythrough out its length with its free end bent outwardly and apertured asat 9 to' receive the wire or thread T which is fed through the opening7. This deflected wire receiving end of the spring ispositioned abovethe opening 7 to provide a sharp turn for the wire in its passage fromthe opening 7 through the opening 9 so that the wire or thread will bindand thus remain in position until a pulling action is exerted thereon,and when a pulling action is exerted on the wire, the spring 8 movesoutward and consequently the friction on'the wire is reduced and thuspermits it to feed freely.

A thread cutter 10is secured to the bottom of the cylinder 1 and may beof any suitable or desired construction, it being here shown providedwith an inwardly extending arm spaced from `the bottom of the containerand having a V-shaped recess 11 therein into whichI the thread isdesigned to be passed and cut, the edges of said recesses beingsharpened for this purpose, and when the wire has been cut it will besecurely held in the fork of the recess against accidental unwinding.

The top 2 is provided on its inner face at the center thereof with alaterally extending stud 12 which is designed to enter one end of thespool S to assist in retaining it in operative position within thecontainer, the other end thereof being engaged with a similar stud 13formed on a disk 14 which is loosely mounted in the cylinder with acoiled spring 15 disposed between it and the bottom of the'cylinder,said spring exerting its tension to hold the spool reliably in positionbetween the .disk 14 and the top 2 and thus prevent the spool fromturning until a pulling Iaction is exerted on the thread wound thereon.This cylinder 1 may be made of any suitable or desired size and of anysuitable material preferably of metal and about an inch and a half indiameter and two and a half inches high. In the use of this containerthe spool of wire is placed ico ' exerted thereon.

iirst been passed out through the opening 7 in the cylinder before thetop'is applied.V

This Wire end is then threaded through the opening 9 in the spring 8 andbecause of the arrangement of Vthe apertured end of the springrelatively to the opening 7 the lWireV Will beVV bound againstaccidental unraveiing and will not feed until a pull is W hen it isdesired to use a piece of Wire for any purpose a lateral pull is exertedthereon which causes the spring 8 to inove outward and thus permit theWire to feed easily through the opening 7 and eye 9 until thedesiredamount has been unreeled. rEhe Wire is then passed down into therecess 1l or" the cutter secured to the bottom of the cylinder and asharp lateral jerlr thereon will Vcause this cutter to sever the Wire,leaving a portion thereof securely clamped in the forli of said recessready for use again and in which position it Will be reliably heldagainst unraveling.

l claim as my invention:

1. A spool holder comprising a cylinder having one end closed and theother end open, a closure for said open end, means for detachablylocking said closure in closed position, spool supports mounted in saidcontainer, means in said container for bindingly holding said spoolagainst turning, said container having an opening therein for thepassage of the thread contained on the spool, a spring arm secured atone end to the outer face of said container and provided at its outerend Withan eye positioned adjacent the opening in the container. 2. Aspool holder comprising a cylinder closed at one end and open at theother, a closure for said open end, means for detachably locking saidclosure in closed position, an attachingbraclret carried by saidcylinder, said Cylinder' having a thread opening Vthereina spring armsecured at one end in alinement with said opening and having its freeend bent outwardly and provided with an eye, the eye in said end beingpositioned out of alinement withv the opening in the cylinder to providefor a binding engagement of the thread to hold it against unravelingVpermitting the free' Withdrawal of the thread When the arm is extended.

ln testimony whereof have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing Witnesses.

J OHN HENRY MEYERS,

Witnesses BEN J. CUNNINGHAM, JOHN DWYER.

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